Located to the northeast of Belgium, only an hour train ride from the famous Brussels, Bruges presents a unique landscape surrounded by channels like the old Venice, with a typical medieval architecture intact, reflecting Europe’s past, and numerous bridges that look out onto the port generates a perfect environment for a visit. Its origin or source of the name comes from Old Norse Bryggia, which means bridge, dock, and refers to the large number of bridges that are scattered around the city, giving it a city-port basis.

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Its origins go back to the eleventh century, when documents began to appear where declaring the existence of Bruges as a city. (more…)